Golder Associates

Golder Associates
Employee-owned corporation
Industry Engineering & environmental services consultancy
Founded July 12, 1960 (1960-07-12) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Founders Hugh Golder, Victor Milligan, Larry Soderman[2]
Number of locations
 165 (2016[3])
Areas served
 Global
Key people
 Dr. Hisham Mahmoud (Company President)[4]
Number of employees
 6,500 (2016[3])
Website golder.com

Golder Associates is an employee-owned, global company providing consulting, design, and construction services in earth, environment, and related areas of energy. Its more than 8,000 employees operate from more than 180 offices in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America. Golder serves the manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, power, urban development and infrastructure sectors.

History

The company was founded in Toronto, Canada in 1960 by Hugh Golder, Victor Milligan, Larry Soderman,[2] under the name H.Q. Golder and Associates, and focussed on soil mechanics and ground engineering.[5]

In the 1970s, the service offering expanded to include rock mechanics. In the 1980s the company’s groundwater practice evolved to encompass the broader field of hydrogeology, with particular expertise in contaminated soil and groundwater. In the early 1990s, as public awareness of environmental issues increased, Golder added biological capabilities – including aquatic and terrestrial biology – to its range of services. Hydrology and hydraulic engineering were added in the late 1990s, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), information management, cultural sciences and energy services were added in the 2000s.

Geographic expansion

The company established other offices in Canada in the early 1960s, later expanding into the United States (1968), as well as the United Kingdom and Australia (1972). Since then, the company has grown geographically through a combination of opening new offices and through mergers with existing companies. Recently established offices (2009) are located in St. Petersburg, Russia and Delhi, India.

Sectors

Within the areas of consulting, design, and construction services in earth, environment, and energy, Golder works with clients in many industries: from oil and gas to mining to transportation and more.

Services

References

  1. ↑ Conversations on our first 50 years (PDF), Golder Associates, retrieved 2016-02-18
  2. 1 2 "The Founders". Company history. Golder Associates. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. 1 2 "About Golder Associates". golder.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Leadership". About. Golder Associates. Retrieved 25 Aug 2011.
  5. ↑ "The Start". Company history. Golder Associates. Retrieved 25 Aug 2011.
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